Difficulty settings: change modes and unlock 66 Days
Find the in-game difficulty setting, confirm changes and read the 66 Days unlock rule.
Quick answer
Outside combat, use System settings → Game → Select Difficulty, then apply and confirm. Complete another difficulty to unlock 66 Days.
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Choose for your first run
Wayfarer favours story progression; Pathbreaker offers a regular action challenge; Hellwalker raises the challenge of enemy responses. Match the menu names below to your game.
Change difficulty during a run
- Leave combat and open the in-game System settings.
- On the Game tab, select Select Difficulty.
- Change the selection, apply and confirm using the prompts for your device.
The title-screen settings differ from the in-game menu. If the game blocks this action during combat, leave combat first.
Why is 66 Days locked?
The on-screen description says it unlocks after completing another difficulty, uses Hellwalker difficulty and limits deaths to 66. Treat it as a later challenge. This does not establish achievement or save-transfer rules.
Evaluate your choice
Use a familiar regular encounter to practise short attacks, stopping and defending. Extend your attack only when you can explain why you took damage. Change one practice goal at a time so the comparison stays useful.
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Sources
Checked October 30, 2026. Based on original screenshots, hands-on reporting and platform support; not an in-house playthrough.